XVIII.

[Sidenote: [Fol. 52b.]] [Sidenote: The maiden then tells her father to go along the bank till he comes to a hill. He reaches the hill, and beholds the heavenly city.] If I þis mote þe schal vn-hyde, Bow vp to-warde þys borneȝ heued, & I an-endeȝ þe on þis syde Schal sve, tyl þ{o}u to a hil be veued, 976 Þe{n} wolde [I] no lenger byde, Bot lurked by lau{n}ceȝ so lufly leued, Tyl on a hyl þat I asspyed & blusched on þe burgh{e}, as I forth dreued, 980 By-ȝonde þe brok fro me warde keued, Þat schyrrer þen su{n}ne w{i}t{h} schafteȝ schon; I{n} þe apokalypce is þe fasou{n} preued, As deuyseȝ hit þe apostel Ihoñ. 984

[Sidenote: As St. John saw it, so he beheld it. The city was of burnished gold. Pitched upon gems, the foundation composed of twelve stones.] As Ioh{a}n þe apostel hit syȝ w{i}t{h} syȝt I syȝe þat cyty of gret renou{n}, I{e}r{usa}l{e}m so nwe & ryally dyȝt, As hit watȝ lyȝt fro þe heuen adou{n}. 988 Þe borȝ watȝ al of brende golde bryȝt, As glemande glas burnist brou{n}, W{i}t{h} gentyl ge{m}meȝ an-vnder pyȝt; W{i}t{h} banteleȝ twelue on basy{n}g boun, 992 Þe fou{n}dementeȝ twelue of riche tenou{n}; Vch tabelment watȝ a serlypeȝ ston, As derely deuyseȝ þis ilk tou{n}, I{n} apocalyppeȝ þe apostel Ioh{a}n. 996

[Sidenote: The names of the precious stones.] [Sidenote: i. Jasper. ii. Sapphire. iii. Chalcedony. iv. Emerald. v. Sardonyx. vi. Ruby.] As þise stoneȝ i{n} writ con ne{m}me I knew þe name aft{er} his tale; Iasper hyȝt þe fyrst ge{m}me, Þat I on þe fyrst basse con wale, 1000 He glente grene i{n} þe lowest he{m}me. Saffer helde þe secou{n}de stale, Þe calsydoyne þe{n}ne w{i}t{h}-outen we{m}me, I{n} þe þryd table con purly pale; 1004 Þe emerade þe furþe so grene of scale; Þe sardonyse þe fyfþe ston; Þe sexte þe rybe he con hit wale, I{n} þe apocalyppce þe apostel Ioh{a}n. 1008

[Sidenote: [Fol. 53a.]] [Sidenote: vii. Chrysolite. viii. Beryl. ix. Topaz. x. Chrysoprasus. xi. Jacinth. xii. Amethyst.] Ȝet Ioyned Ioh{a}n þe crysolyt, Þe seuenþe ge{m}me i{n} fundament; Þe aȝtþe þe beryl cler & quyt Þe topasye twy{n}ne how þe ne{n}te endent; 1012 Þe crysopase þe tenþe is tyȝt; Þe Iacy{n}gh[41] þe enleuenþe gent; Þe twelfþe þe gentyleste i{n} veh a plyt, Þe amatyst purpre w{i}t{h} ynde blente; 1016 Þe wal abof þe bantels bent, Masporye as glas þat glysnande schon, I knew hit by his deuysement, I{n} þe apocalyppeȝ þe apostel I{o}h{a}n. 1020

[Sidenote 41: _Iacynth_ (?).]

[Sidenote: The city was square. The wall was of jasper. Twelve thousand furlongs in length and breadth.] As Ioh{a}n deuysed ȝet saȝ I þare. Þise twelue de-gres wern brode & stayre, Þe cyte stod abof ful sware, As longe as brode as hyȝe ful fayre; 1024 Þe streteȝ of golde as glasse al bare, Þe wal of Iasper þat glent as glayre; Þe woneȝ w{i}t{h}-i{n}ne enurned ware Wyth alle ky{n}neȝ perre þat moȝt repayre, 1028 Þe{n}ne helde vch sware of þis manayre, Twelue forlonge space er eu{er} hit fon, Of heȝt, of brede, of lenþe to cayre, For meten hit syȝ þe apostel Ioh{a}n. 1032

[Headnote: NO SUN NOR MOON IN HEAVEN.]